Ruby and Marquess Barnette widened their eyes after they heard the man's words. They repeatedly rubbed their eyes to ensure that they were not hallucinating.
However, no matter how many times Ruby rubbed her eyes, the man was still standing and looked like a real person. His physical features had not changed at all, so Ruby concluded that she was not dreaming.
That man was truly Oscar Barnette.
His brother, who should have died several years ago.
Ruby was unable to maintain her composure. She moved restlessly in her chair and couldn't stop tapping her foot on the floor as she thought hard about why Oscar was standing in front of her.
She had always thought that seeing Oscar when he was an adult was impossible, but suddenly that impossibility was broken by an anomaly that Ruby could not understand.
